Studying politicians: emotionally-intelligent leadership can be taxing
Leadership is not easy and certainly not for the faint-hearted. I watched the unravelling of ‘The Panama Papers’ furore and thought it a great example of not just how important emotional leadership is to understand but how easy it is to get wrong. The PM was clearly hurt (“deeply hurtful allegations against my father” – […]
Coffee Break: Productivity, beanbag chairs & communicating in a crisis
We're a bit late getting your HR round-up done this week – we got a bit overexcited in the lead up to the long weekend and this fell by the wayside… So, a few days later than usual, here is your weekly list of news, opinion and interesting blogs from across the HR world. Let […]
VIDEO: Our time with Gareth Williams, Global HR Director, Travelex
Gareth Williams is a member of the Travelex executive committee and leads the global HR function at Travelex, which includes L&D, the HR Centre of Excellence, HR Shared Services and the HR Generalist Team. Gareth's HR team is made up of 120 people across 30 countries, who support a global workplace of 8000 employees. Gareth […]
Coffee Break: Co-working, CV photos, and the case for a three day week
It's that time of the week already, where we fill your proverbial cup with a generous helping of news, opinion and general tidbits from across the online HR world. Let us know what you've found interesting this week – or if you have any thoughts on the posts we've shared! Recruiters – Should you include […]
Breakfast Insight: The question of senior team effectiveness
Breakfast Insight is your short dose of new ideas and food for thought, perfect to watch with your morning coffee. Five minutes' of interesting ideas or questions to inspire and make you think. Grab your cup and watch now. Today we're chatting to Justin Hughes, Managing Director of consultancy Mission Excellence and a former member of […]
Coffee Break: Recruitment fixes, happy workplaces and the taboo of salaries
We've spent another week sifting through the mountain of HR articles and blogs to find the best nuggets for you to read over your lunch break or morning coffee. Let us know what you think, or if you have any other articles to recommend! Changing leadership – Good leaders don't just pay lip service to transparency; they […]
What we’re looking forward to at HR Tech World Congress 2016
As the next HR Tech World Congress approaches, we’re busily organising our schedules for the two day conference and picking out some key talks and sessions we don’t want to miss. We’ll be live tweeting from the event, so follow our Twitter account on Tuesday 15th & Wednesday 16th March for up-to-date news and soundbites (we’re also likely to […]
Control to influence? Mahatma Gandhi on leadership
This piece was originally published on our sister site TrainingZone to mark the 65th anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. What can be learnt from his life and leadership? "Those with self-control don’t need to control others" is a quote attributed to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Gandhi was awarded the honorary name of Mahatma meaning Great Soul in […]
Unpicking Angela Merkel’s ‘connected’ leadership style
For many years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has had a reputation for being cautious. But her response to the refugee crisis has shown her to be a bold and very connected leader. What attributes have placed her at the centre of the world stage? Angela Merkel has led Germany for ten years and has long […]
The Positive Organization: Time for HR to leave the ‘bandage business’
In this three-part series, Professor Robert Quinn looks at how HR can stop being in the ‘bandage business,’ and how they can harness the findings of his research on Positive Organizations to emerge as a strong strategic business partner. This is part one. Read part two and part three too. In July, the Harvard Business Review […]
The Positive Organization: Two hospitals, two cultures – but why?
In this three-part series, Professor Robert Quinn looks at how HR can stop being in the ‘bandage business,’ and how they can harness the findings of his research on Positive Organizations to emerge as a strong strategic business partner. This is part two. Read part one and part three too. Here’s a story about a […]
The Positive Organization: Doing the impossible – Amy’s courageous story
In this three-part series, Professor Robert Quinn looks at how HR can stop being in the ‘bandage business,’ and how they can harness the findings of his research on Positive Organizations to emerge as a strong strategic business partner. This is part three. Read part one and part two too. In the first of these three […]
The ever-transforming role of the HR leader
It’s become a truism that the world and work, and even the very nature of work itself, is changing. However, what this really means – including what issues it will throw up for HR leaders of today (and more importantly tomorrow) – is still largely up for debate. In the whitepaper Four Powerful Strategies to Empower […]
Is your senior HR leader undervalued by the CEO?
Stat attack gives you the facts, figures, numbers and survey results you need to keep on top of developments and changes in sentiment in the HR and L&D industries, all in an easy to digest format. It’s your regular dose of facts and figures, parcelled up for easy reading. Context: These statistics are from research […]
“I don’t think HR is very complicated fundamentally.”
This is an interview with trainline’s Chief People Officer Robin Hancock. Trainline operate a website where people can buy train tickets for UK trains. Robin was previously VP, Talent and Culture at Wonga, HR Director at eBay Europe and Global Head of Talent, HR Operations and Reward at Skype. Jamie Lawrence, Editor, HRZone: You’re Chief […]
What is the Graduated Mirror Pyramid HR model?
In 2010 an innovative model became very successful across European companies in the field of human resources. This model is called Graduated Mirror Pyramid. The Graduated Mirror Pyramid is a model that has been developed to monitor the satisfaction of employees in a company in order to improve productive processes. It is possible to apply this […]
Settlement agreements: are they being overused?
There are circumstances when negotiating the exit of an individual from the organisation via a settlement agreement is exactly the right action to take. The most obvious being a senior official where a drawn out exit would be costly in terms of disruption and public image. Also some high octane, fast paced cultures regularly use […]
Why your organisation needs post-heroic leadership
Heroes, admired for their bravery and noble qualities, exist in the myths, legends and folklore in every culture. We’ve all been reared on stories in which a protagonist shows courage in the face of adversity; history has taught us about larger-than-life military and political figures; film and TV have shown us Superman, Wonder Woman and […]
Josh Bersin: “HR must stop being order takers.”
Josh Bersin is one of the most recognisable faces in the HR industry and is currently Principal & Founder of Bersin by Deloitte, who provide consultancy on people strategies based on research. We conducted this interview with Josh at HR Tech World Congress, which took place in Paris in October 2015. You’ve got nine specific focuses for […]
Interview: John Timpson, Chairman, Timpson
This is an interview with John Timpson, Chairman of the Timpson high street chain. How do you see your role at Timpson now? My son James is the Chief Executive and so he deals with all the detail. My role is to support him really: I don't get involved in day to day stuff but […]